HIGH
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable
Published Jun 8, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.29%
Description
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.29% 0.02287
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02287
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02287) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02287) | 80.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 79.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.39% (0.04392) | 88.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 76.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 75.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 75.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01809) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111816939928640&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817881214343&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014145 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13880 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111816939928640&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817881214343&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014145 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13880 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1891
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a